Child schizophrenia, like other psychopathologies has many documented, and several uncertain causes. Some scientists have evidence that pregnant mothers have experienced an immune reaction that present dangers to the unborn child. Schizophrenia is a disorder where the body=s immune system attacks itself. Schizophrenia is not present at birth but develops during the adolescence period or young adulthood. ASchizophrenia is a biological brain disease affecting thinking, perception, mood, and behaviour. Its exact cause is unknown but overwhelming evidence points to faulty chemistry or structural abnormalities in the brain. In some cases schizophrenia is generic. Schizophrenia strikes one in 100 people at some point in his/her lifetime.@ (Compiled by Ontario Friends of Schizophrenia, Oct 94).

Schizophrenia worsens and becomes better in cycles, also known as relapses and remission. People who are suffering from schizophrenia look relatively normal. Schizophrenics suffer from such symptoms as: delusions, hallucinations, and thought disorders.

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Delusions are false beliefs that aren=t based on reality. Schizophrenics may believe that someone is following them, or planning to harm them. Schizophrenics believe that others can hear their thoughts , also known as Abroadcasting@ and even change them. A...hear their thoughts, insert thoughts into their minds, or control their feelings, actions or impulses. Patients might think they are Jesus, Napoleon, or Franklin D. Roosevelt.@ (American Psychiatric Association Annual >90 page 1)

Pregnant women who experience an immune reaction that presents danger to their unborn children, this reaction raises sharply the rates of schizophrenia in the unborn child. Severe malnutrition in the early months of the fetal development may contribute to schizophrenia. It is also known that schizophrenia runs in families. AThe probablitilty of developing schizophrenia as the off spring of one parent with the disease is approximately 13%. The probability of developing schizophrenia as...

... system. There are various disorders that may mimic demonic possession. These disorders include schizophrenia and other periods of psychosis, disassociative identity disorder, and Tourette syndrome. Schizophrenia is characterized by the presence of delusions, hallucinations ...

... schizophrenia. Symptoms start to occur during adolescence and young adulthood. Stress is a major factor in the development of schizophrenia. A common theme among schizophrenics is poor family communication during childhood. The double-bind theory speculates that ...

... that neuronal degeneration appears to occur primarily in the temporal lobes of several schizophrenics. Diagnosis There are many criteria in the DSM-IV that must be met to diagnose someone with schizophrenia. These include hallucinations or bizarre delusions for one week, psychosis ...

... that pregnant women who eat less than 1000 calories a day during the first three months of their pregnancy have a higher risk of having a child who will get schizophrenia than those expected mothers who don't starve themselves. Also, other studies have shown that ...

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